Where does “ugnsgrädda” come from?

ugnsgrädda (Swedish) comes from Swedish ugn, from Old Swedish ughn, from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

ugnsgrädda (Swedish): to bake in an oven (so as to give a browned surface and a firm consistency)

Definitions

  1. to bake in an oven (so as to give a browned surface and a firm consistency)

Ancestry of “ugnsgrädda”, step by step

ugnsgrädda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ugn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishugnoven
2Old Swedishughnoven
3Old Norseofn
4Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

via Swedish grädda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgräddacream; the best of something; to bake, to fry
2Swedishgräddecream
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw-
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